It turned out that Putmans envied the Portuguese for being able to get a piece of land on land, that is, Macao, and trade with the Ming Kingdom would be much easier. Therefore, he instructed the Ai Bige on the shore to also negotiate with the Fujian Governor's Office, and also wanted a place to be stationed. But what I didn't expect was that Ai Bige replied that Lord Zhongcheng of the country refused in one bite. It is also said that Xiyi must abide by the rules of the Ming Dynasty to do business, and merchants can come, but the ships must not stop!

These days, Putmans has actually been thinking about this matter, seeing how to make the Ming officials relent, so that the Netherlands can get the same treatment as the Portuguese.

However, these Dutch people were not familiar with the Ming Kingdom, and when he heard this person talk about the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty and seemed to know the official affairs very well, he was very curious, so he couldn't help but inquire.

When the man heard this, he didn't refuse, and told him about the situation of Da Ming. It's just that based on his purpose, naturally he won't tell the truth all of them.

"In the north of the Ming Dynasty, there were many droughts, and countless deaths of starvation were to the point of changing children and eating. Therefore, many ordinary people rebelled when they could not survive. This turmoil affected at least two provinces, which was a big deal, so the imperial court ordered a suppression as soon as possible. ”

"In the northeast of the Ming Kingdom, the Ming Kingdom was defeated and retreated again and again by Jianyu, losing a lot of land, and when the year before last, it was even beaten to the city of Jingshi, that is, where the emperor was. The north was plundered by Jian, and a lot of wealth and population were plundered......"

Putmans had been listening a little puzzled, as if it was a little different from what he had just said, and when he heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he wanted to interject and ask questions, but in the end he still held his mind and continued to listen to this man tell the specific situation of the Ming Kingdom.

"Does North Korea know? At the junction of the north and the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, it was formerly a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which was attacked by the Japanese State, and the Ming Dynasty sent troops to rescue and repelled the Japanese invaders. But now, Korea is occupied by the Jianguo, forcing Korea to rebuild the Qing state established by the captives as the suzerain, and declare war on the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Also, since the Apocalypse in the northwest and southwest of the imperial court, that is, since the beginning of the previous years, there have been Tusi rebellions, and the imperial court has also sent a large army to suppress it, even now, it has not been completely quelled!"

"In addition, what just happened, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were flooded and several cities were flooded, and many people died and many people lost their homes......

When Putmans heard this, he finally couldn't help but interrupt this man's speech, and asked with a puzzled expression: "It seems that you also said that the Ming Kingdom has won successive battles in the northeast, and it is likely that a million troops will go south, but you explain the various predicaments of the country, which sentence is true?" What do you mean? ”

The man smiled, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he saw that he said without panic at all: "Actually, there is no contradiction in what I said below. What I just said is just to tell you that the imperial court is not as powerful as you think, understand? Although it seems to be very big at the sight of Daming, in fact, there are many internal problems, and it is just strong on the outside and strong on the middle......

When Putmans heard this, it was his turn to show a hint of disdain, the land is strong? Where does this fallacy come from? From the mainland to the East, I saw many big countries along the way, and they have not all become colonies of European countries, leaving the Europeans to have the final say. With these examples, do you think I'm ignorant? Hehe!

The man obviously didn't think of his inner thoughts, and continued: "But if those things are handled by the imperial court, then the strength of the imperial court is not to be said. Do you know why you just said that the imperial court won successive victories in Liaodong, and it is very likely that it will solve the problem of building captives, and then turn to the south? ”

"Why?" Putmans still didn't know the inside story of Mingguo, so naturally he wouldn't know, so he asked.

When the man heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said with a sneer: "Because you are helping the imperial court!" Only then did the imperial court have a chance to recover and suppress and solve the plight of various places! ”

"Oh, really?" When Putmans heard this, he was a little surprised, and couldn't help but ask in surprise. In his opinion, how can there be such a thing?

As soon as the man saw it, he knew that these Xiyi's brains were not good, so he replied directly: "Grain, do you understand?" Food is the key to solving all problems! Do you understand? ”

Speaking of this, seeing that Putmans seemed to be a little surprised, he immediately added an explanation: "The drought in the north is easy to eat, and in the final analysis, there is no food, no food." Jianlu suffered consecutive defeats, according to what I learned below, because Jianguo had no food, and the army could not eat enough, so it was naturally impossible to win the war! The Tusi Rebellion in the northwest and southwest, if the Ming army had enough money and food, it would have been pacified long ago! There is also the flood in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and it is a time when food is urgently needed......"

Seeing Putmans' sudden realization, he woke up again: "Now, your lordship should know, why did the imperial court specifically ask you to bring grain from the South Seas?" The grain you brought and the grain that was shipped from Annam relieved the imperial court. If we continue to transport grain, believe it or not, the imperial court will have enough food, and it will soon be able to solve the problems of those henchmen. ”

Speaking of this, he stood firm, his eyes fixed on Putmans and said, "Do you want the court to be a strong business partner, or are you weak and bulliable?" ”

This answer, as long as you are not a fool, you know how to choose!

Putmans is not a fool either, otherwise he would not have been transferred to Taiwan by his own country to try to open up business in East Asia. When he heard this, a smile appeared on his face and said: "You said so much, just to want me to join forces with Liu Da to knock out the sailors of the imperial court and cut off the Ming Kingdom from obtaining grain from Nanyang." Or in this way, there is no hope for the Ming Kingdom to open the sea, so the sea will be banned again, and then you can continue to smuggle and make huge profits, right? ”

"But did you know that my mission is to bring back enough cargo from the East. If the Ming Kingdom re-imposes a ban on the sea......"

Hearing this, the man directly interrupted: "My lord is too worried, the Ming Kingdom is forbidden to the sea, but the goods can still go to sea, our Liu Da is trustworthy, and the goods are supplied to you, are you afraid that it will not be enough?" ”

"Besides, the imperial court wants to make enough money from the sea trade, will it still share all the profits with you? If the imperial court is strong, and the sailors are strong, in this Ming coast, as well as Nanyang, will you Xiyi speak? ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly emphasized earnestly: "We have an ancient saying in China, people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries!" I hope that adults will consider the following advice, whether the business partner is strong or weak, the adult chooses! ”